Bovine Tuberculosis Case Intervention Using the T.SPOT.TB Assay to Screen Dairy Workers in Bailey County, Texas

Bovine Tuberculosis Case Intervention Using the T.SPOT.TB Assay to Screen Dairy Workers in Bailey County, Texas

Background: One potential exposure on a dairy farm is Mycobacterium bovis or bovine tuberculosis (bTB)—an infectious zoonotic pathogen. The prevalence of tuberculosis among dairy workers in the U.S. is unknown largely due to insufficient surveillance and testing practices. Our objective was to deter...

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Main Authors: Anabel Rodriguez, David Douphrate, David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras, Emilie Prot, Adriana Perez, Robert Hagevoort, Matthew Nonnenmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
bovine tuberculosis (bTB)
latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI)
Texas
T.SPOT.TB
dairy workers
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00479/full

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